Legal Opinion
Ronald Nowak v. St. Rita High School
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1998No. 97-2097PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Ronald Nowak (“Nowak”) was a teacher at St. Rita High School (“St. Rita”) in Chicago, Illinois. On October 7, 1994, Nowak was terminated. In a two-count complaint, No-wak brought suit against St. Rita, alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and breach of contract. Finding Nowak failed to produce sufficient evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact regarding his status as a “qualified individual” under the ADA the district court granted St. Rita’s motion for summary judgment. 1 Nowak appeals and we affirm.
I. Background
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